East Coweta has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Midtown Knights at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. East Coweta is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but East Coweta ultimately got the result they hoped for in Friday's second game. They came out on top against Carrollton by a score of 7-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Midtown's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. Their rough 8-1 defeat to Jackson might stick with them for a while. Midtown was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the six matches prior) but Jackson's pitchers proved too tough.
East Coweta is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Midtown, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Coweta has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Midtown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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